Avengers

“He only ever had one goal: to wipe out half of the universe.” Gamorra reveals that Thanos has a simple plan to bring balance to the universe, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assemble, and Spider-Man thinks something is strange in the new trailer for Avengers: Infinity War.

Spurred by David Fincher’s comment that Marvel’s three-act structure is constricting and formulaic, Lessons from the Screenplay sets out to define what exactly an act is, using The Avengers as an example before even beginning to issue a verdict on how Marvel uses acts.

Mashup maker Darth Blender chopped up bits and pieces of classic sci-fi, superhero, and fantasy footage to create an awesome retro take on the Avengers: Infinity War trailer, had the movie come out sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s. I-ron Man is the best.

The Avengers get ready to take on their ultimate foe as the evil and powerful Thanos (Josh Brolin) wields the Infinity Gauntlet, and attempts to collect all six Infinity Stones so he can dominate the universe – threatening Earth and life as we know it in its wake.

FINAL JUSTICE! Kaiyodo follows up its instant classic Wolverine action figure with Captain America. The 6.5″-tall action figure has an amazing 38 points of articulation. You can place its shield on its arm or on its back. It also comes with a bullet ricochet effect for the shield.

Marvel rings the bell for the hype train with a short interview with the cast and crew of Avengers: Infinity War. The two-part film is the culmination of nearly a decade of after credit-scenes. Seriously though we hope they can make Thanos interesting.

The Film Theorists share interesting trivia behind the production of The Avengers, including how Marvel retained creative control by funding its own movie studio, and how director Joss Whedon saved us from a potentially disastrous script.

“If we can’t accept limitations, we’re no better than the bad guys.”MCU Exchange did Marvel a huge solid with this awesome montage of clips from past Marvel movies and TV series that point to the big confrontation in Captain America: Civil War.

The latest Minute Match-ups from YouTube member ismahawk pits that guy in purple against, well, the finest archer ever known. It’s a well choreographed and shot piece which will keep you quite entertained for about three minutes.

Illustrator Josh Lynch has an ongoing series of illustrations where he turns Marvel superheroes into dogs. We can’t decide which one we like best. MODOG is probably the right answer, but we love the Mr. Fantastic dachshund so much.

There’s a lot of head-scratching moments in Age of Ultron, but How It Should Have Ended focuses on the most important one, showing how simple it should have been for Ultron to beat the Avengers. So… part 2 is a DC movie?

SNL pokes fun at Marvel’s seeming inability to deliver on a compelling female superhero on screen, as they completely miss the point of Black Widow, and cast her in a romantic comedy. It’s not like DC has done any better.

“Buildings, roads, regular people. These are not superheroes, yet they are consistently shown throughout the film.”The Onion satirizes the overabundance of characters in Avengers: Age of Ultron by demanding the exact opposite.

“…listen, I’ve got powers too and they’re pretty sweet.” Hawkeye doesn’t have a suit of armor or any super powers, but Jeremy Renner wants you to know that he’s got other abilities too. Plus he’s got an amazing series of comic books.

PixelsPerSecond pokes fun at the problems just about anyone who’s ever tried to do a video conference have encountered, only this time, it’s the fate of the world that depends on a decent broadband connection.

Sesame Street parodies this summer’s blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron, replacing our protagonists with a bunch of nutritionally-conscious heroes. Except for Cookie Monster. And Zuchin-eye is as useless as you’d expect.

Before you go see Avengers: Age of Ultron – we’ve seen it, it’s a lot to take in by itself but also a lot of fun – check out Vulture’s recap of the movies that lead up to it, starting with the first Iron Man flick.

This is how Civil War starts. Jimmy Kimmel Live made the stars of Avengers play Family Feud. It’s Capt. America, the Hulk and Hawkeye versus Iron Man, Black Widow and Thor. Did RDJ and Chris Evans swap bodies?

Our first glimpse at Avengers: Age of Ultron was heavy on the drama. Then we saw a smattering of humor. And now we have this reassurance that yes, the movie will meet its quota of lighthearted quips and nonchalant badassery.

“I’ve gotta give credit to those robots. They fought hard, but luckily I’M THOR!” After defeating Ultron and his minions, it appears the euphoria from the victory made Odin’s favorite son revert to his carefree personality.

The latest trailer for Age of Ultron sees the days getting darker and darker as Tony Stark and Bruce Banners’s unintentionally evil creation wreaks havoc on Earth. And Thor asks a stupid question. (Thanks Brian!)

Donate at least $10 to Julia’s House via Omaze for a chance to hang out with Robert Downey Jr. You and a friend will have breakfast with RDJ, then tour LA and walk on the red carpet with him at the premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron.